Welcome to the first weekend of February 2012! We hope that you have found joy and abundance in the new year thus far, and continue to enjoy every beautiful moment that it has to offer. We have selected a few of our favorite events going down around the world to help you kick off this  new month with a bang! Check out our weekend picks below, and get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Montego Bay, Jamaica

Thursday, February 2nd – Sunday, February 5th

Get ready for the 1st Annual Caribbean Yoga Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica this weekend!

The conference lineup includes workshops for all abilities with world-class instructors including Toni Bergins, Gaia Budhai, Kathryn Budig, Jeffrey Cohen & Andrea Boyd, Seane Corn, Sharon Feanny, Scott Feinberg & Amy Lombardo, Moses Jas Jeet, Noah Levine, Nadine McNeil, Sadie Nardini, Jason Nemer & Jenny Sauer-Klein, Simon Park, Stacey Shanks, and MC Yogi & Amanda G.  Topics range from Vinyasa Flow and Journey Dance to Core Strength and Kudalini.  The conference will offer two 2.5-hour sessions each day with opportunities for morning meditation and Noon yoga on the beach.

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Philadelphia, PA

Friday, February 3rd – Sunday, February 5th

The Gravity Cowboys are heading to Philadelphia this weekend – don’t miss Brock and Krista Cahill at Dhyana Yoga!

Lift Off! | 2/3 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.  We’d like to thank you for joining us as we fly the friendly skies.  En route this evening we will be crossing over many points of interest, including the grand handstand, oceans of navasana, mountainous arm balancing postures, and rivers of vinyasa.” Enough said.

Buoyancy Control | 2/4 | 12pm – 3pm: Brock & Krista will take the principals of basic arm balancing techniques, and refine them using cultivation of bandhas (energetic locks). You will learn how to tap into the subtle energy in the body and explore how the blending of physical strength and energetic power can create a state of weightlessness.

One Giant Leap | 2/5 | 12pm – 3pm: One small step for man, one giant leap for your practice! We will investigate the jumps in this workshop, including jump throughs and jump backs, jumps to handstand, jumps into arm balances, jumps into standing poses…and more! Take a leap, and the landing will appear…if you want it to.

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New York, NY

Saturday, February 4th – Sunday, February 5th

Alanna Kaivalya will be teaching her Art of Adjustments workshops at Pure Yoga this weekend!

Explore the principles behind save and transformative hands-on assists and effective adjustments to convey technique, sublety and mastery. All types of adjustments will be covered, and an understanding of how to “see” the body and optimize students’ freedom in asanas will be examined.

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New York, NY

Saturday, February 4th

Also at Pure Yoga this weekend – Arm Balancing + Gravity Surfing w/ Kay Kay Clivio!

Join Kay Kay as she guides you through a broad range of playful and safe poses, step by step. Build strength, courage, and connection in a graceful arm balance practice.

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Newburyport, MA

Saturday, February 4th

Join Ame Wren for her ‘Hot Core Cool Sequencing’ workshop at Repose Yoga Studio on Saturday afternoon!

In this 2-hour workshop, Ame will lead a 90-minute open level class focusing on smart and creative sequencing and the firing up of agni, or core strength to create internal heat. Through bandha work, core transitions, and specific anatomical and breathing cues, you will sweat your way into a deeper understanding of how to move  fluidly, fiercely, and intelligently from your core self. Following the asana practice Ame will open the space for questions about how to greater utilize your core throughout your practice.

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Venice, CA

Saturday, February 4th – Sunday, February 5th

Head over to the Exhale Center for Sacred Movement for a meSheeky trunk show!

meSheeky takes you from studio to street, looking fit, fab and full of sheekitude. Our line of yoga-inspired skirts, pants and tanks is designed to accentuate your best parts and cover up the stuff you’d rather not display to the world. We’ve got leg-lengthening, hip-hiding and booty-boosting in the bag with mixable, matchable pieces to flatter every body. It’s no wonder Sheekynistas are effortlessly stylish wherever they go. Featured everywhere from the Today Show to Health Magazine, this is way more than well-crafted fitness wear, it’s a shot of confidence. meSheeky is yogi-owned and operated by Flowmotion yoga founder Sarah Tomson Beyer in Park City, Utah.

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Wishing you a safe & wonderful weekend,

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Join Jeffrey Duval for Sonic Yoga’s Rejuvenation  & Retreat to Iceland June 11th – 17th. More information below from Sonic’s website:

Sonic Yoga Rejuvenation & Retreat to Iceland w/ Jeffery Duval

June 11th – 17th | Reykjavik, Iceland

Enjoy yoga in a pristine environment just before the Solstice where there is almost 24 hours of sunlight. Includes 6 days of daily yoga with Jeffrey and a special midnight Surya Namaskar to receive the full Dharsan or Blessing of Solar energy. Explore the cosmopolitan and unique city of Reykjavik and experience the vibrancy of volcanically and geo-thermal Reykholt. The air and water here is among the cleanest on the planet. This is the closest you might ever get to the Arctic Circle.

Itinerary/Pricing

Itinerary

Monday, June 11: Reykjavik Hotel: House of the Spirit. Early evening travel cleanse to *Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa. Dinner at Blue Lagoon’s Lava Restaurant.

Tuesday, June 12: Reykjavik. Morning yoga. Breakfast. Explore Reykjavik on bikes. Dinner & live music in the city.

Wednesday, June 13: Reykjavik. Breakfast. Whale Watching Excursion. Afternoon yoga. Dinner: explore on your own.

Thursday, June 14: Morning yoga. Breakfast. Travel to Reykholt. Hotel: Foss. Excursion to Morgarfjordur Waterfall. Dinner at hotel. Evening celebration in honor of the Midnight Sun.

Friday, June 15: Reykholt. Breakfast. Excursion to Langjokull Glacier. Afternoon yoga & soak in hot tubs . Dinner at hotel.

Saturday, June 16: Morning yoga. Breakfast. Return to Reykjavik. Hotel: House of the Spirit. Shopping at The Kolaportid Flea Market. Dinner: Group or on own.

Sunday, June 17: Morning yoga. Breakfast. Check out. Depart.

Pricing

Double occupancy: $1299.

Private accommodations available: $1599 early bird, $1699 after March 1, 2012.

Click here to learn about the House of the Spirit

Click here for more information and to register today!

Enter discount code: YOGANONYMOUS to receive 10% off of the adult ticket price, click here to purchase your tickets today!

Rasa-Lila Fest: Play, Dance, Love

March 30th – 31st | Odessa, FL

Whether you can hold a strong Scorpion pose, or are working on perfecting stillness in Savasana, join Tampa Bay’s leading yoga and holistic practitioners at Rasa-Lila Fest March 30 and 31^st.  The event will take place at Camp Brorein in Odessa, Florida.

Beginning on Friday night, this two day event will be full of yoga and meditation, sound healers, musicians, holistic workshops and lectures, kayaking, paddle-boarding, and rock climbing.  Attendees are welcome to bring tents and camp out Friday night, at the beginning of the weekend’s festivities.

If a festival like Rasa-Lila Fest seems too good to be true, take it from Rasa-Lila Fest Founder Nathan Bangs, “I started Rasa-Lila Fest with a simple vision of bringing the local yoga community together.” He has made this possible through his vision, inspired as yoga continued to expand its horizon throughout the United States. “Rasa-Lila Fest is a celebration of that vision, uniting our growing community at one location, for one great event.”

With Rasa-Lila Fest meaning “the dance of love” in Sanskrit, Friday night’s Pre-Fest activities start with a yoga class to the sound of live music, with “I LOVE YOGA” instructor, Moses Love.  Local recording artist, musician and radio personality, ELUV, will indulge the senses on a sound journey, while festival-goers enjoy the relaxation of nature.

After a night in the great outdoors, or arriving to enjoy the party Saturday morning, yoga and wellness enthusiasts are treated to over a dozen yoga classes, including kids and partner yoga.  Six master classes offered every two hours, will take place on the main stage, featuring instructors: Nathalie Croix, Karina Hahn Harrison, Will Duprey, Jaye Martin, Tymi Howard, and Eric Wheeler.  Attendees will have the opportunity to meet local yoga teachers and studio owners.  In addition, the lucky festival-goers will enjoy musicians, over 28 workshops with Tampa Bay’s most respected healing practitioners, and a vendor village.

You can choose to bring your own treats to snack on, or indulge your taste buds with healthy options, provided by local vendors along the wellness trail.  Take a break to leisurely shop for items made by local artisans.

All proceeds from the Pre-Fest event will be donated to the non-profit, Rasa-Lila Cares, a public charity created to support yoga teachers and their immediate families with hardship as a result of sudden emergencies.  Rasa-Lila Fest will seek to serve a higher purpose through charitable giving in the yoga communities where Rasa-Lila Fest will take place around the country.

Pre-Fest adult admission is $20.00, Adult Fest admission is $45.00 before the festival.  Admission for teens (ages 13-17) is $20.00, and children 12 and under are free.  Camping is $15.00.  Mention discount code: YOGANONYMOUS at time of checkout and receive 10% off your adult ticket price! For more information, visit www.rasalilafest.com.

We hope you decide to join us in our weekend of relaxation and peace.  Namaste.

Join Will Duprey this April in beautiful Guatemala for the first module of his 300-hr advanced teacher training! More information below from the training website:

Fire of Purification: 300-hr Advanced Teacher Training

April 21st – 29th | Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

NOW you are ready to immerse yourself in the practice of yoga and live in it. As we integrate into the philosophies that enrich our living we begin to observe directly through contact with like-minded practitioners. If one is born with all the tools to obtain a state of yoga then certainly being around others with the same goal allows for certain discovery of that spark within.

The Advanced Training will take you deeper into the integration of practice to enrich the living experience. Even though we commonly view Hatha Yoga as being a physical practice involving multiple styles it is a distinct science referred to as Shadanga Yoga. This distinct path focuses particularly on prana and awakening the divine energy.

Essentially we practice a way to develop that burn for living, teaching and creating.

Comprised of three distinct modules – JOURNEY TO SELF, FIRE OF PURIFICATION, and SONG WITHIN – that fulfill 300 hours of Advanced Training and are a registered program with Yoga Alliance.

Fire of Purification or Journey to Self are required before attending Song Within. Fire of Purification and Journey to Self can be taken in any order.

Completion of all three modules acts as a bridge program bringing a 200 RYT to a 500 RYT. Enrollment in each module is limited to offer a better student to teacher ratio and to keep the quality of the program at it’s highest standards. Certification for 500 RYT will be given upon completion of all course requirements.

Curriculum

~ Use of Dinacharya and sadhana for awareness of one’s own potentiality

~ Purushathas and their role in yogic thought

~ Basic mantra theory with relationship to daily living

~ Nadi, chakra, and bandha theory

~ Mantra and asana: access to energy

~ Kriya, mudra, kosha, and psychology

~ Identifying the true nature of specific asana and pranayama for practical use

~ Prana and psychic development

~ Learn to access energy in asana

~ Ayurveda complex and yoga for preventative health

~ Bhagavad gita, yoga sutra, and hatha yoga pradipika

Included in your tuition: 90 hours of accredited Yoga Alliance study, 8 nights lodging and three delicious meals daily at Villa Sumaya, 2 sessions with a local shaman and all training materials provided by William Duprey.

Click here for more information on this and the other modules, and to register today!

Join Kia Miller for a YogaWorks Certified 200-hr teacher training at Blue Spirit Retreat Center in Nosara, Costa Rica this July! More information below from YogaWorks website:

One Month Immersion 200-hr Teacher Training

Nosara, Costa Rica | June 30th – July, 28th

Join Kia for a YOGAWORKS CERTIFIED 200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING at Blue Sprit Retreat Center in Costa Rica. Take a month to hone your skills as a teacher and deepen your practice in an environment conducive to the spirit of immersion! This foundational (200–hour) program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching.  Break up the teaching sessions with a walk on the beach, surng, or sitting quietly in one of the Blue Spirit’s many contemplative settings.

This residential programs allow you to travel for a month in an exotic location while you complete your 200 hour yoga teacher training. Housing and other amenities are included as part of the price of your training. The foundational 200–Hour yoga teacher training program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching.

What You Will Cover

The Theory And Practice Of Yoga

The 200-Hour yoga teacher training program will deepen and build your personal practice as you embark on a transformational journey toward becoming a yoga teacher. To facilitate a more scientific understanding of the body, you will study functional Anatomy, as well as the physiology of inversions, breathing and the nervous system. Moving beyond the physical, you will learn yoga philosophy, rooted in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Finally, you will begin to learn the fundamentals of meditation, Pranayama, Ayurveda and the chakra system.

The Art Of Teaching

Our programs are aimed at developing teachers who encourage and inspire, who demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of individuals as well as the group. Build the foundation to teach skillfully – with compassion, integrity and safety – as you discover your own unique voice and style.

Students who complete the 200-Hour Teacher Training program will:

~ Deepen their practice and understanding of yoga

~ Know how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class

~ Acquire an understanding of yoga philosophy

~ Become a member of the YogaWorks alumni association

~ Have the confidence and tools to begin teaching yoga

Students will also receive a diploma and Letter of Completion which they can use to register with Yoga Alliance at the RYT-200 level and share with prospective employers. Completion of this program will also qualify students for admission into YogaWorks’ 300-Hour Professional Program and open the door to career opportunities at YogaWorks and studios in the YogaWorks affiliate network.

Click here for more information and to register today!

Muriel Murphy and Sanjivani are leading a Moon Goddess & Yoga Retreat to beautiful Nosara, Costa Rica! More information below from the event website:

Moon Goddess & Yoga Retreat

March 4th – 9th | Nosara Retreat Center – Nosara, Costa Rica

~ Yoga & Ayurveda ~ Sacred Chanting ~ Shamanic Journeying ~ Healing Ceremonies ~

You are being called, Amazing Women all over the world, to take a week for yourself and meet together in a peaceful setting, on a beautiful tropical beach.

Allow yourself to be Inspired & Renewed.

In this retreat,  Sanjivani & Muriel bring together a synthesis of powerful healing modalities:

Yoga, Pranayama, Mudra, Mantra, Tantra, Yantra, and Meditation; Goddess Puja, Chanting, Dancing, and Pranic Movements; Massage Therapy, Ayurvedic Medicine, Shamanic Energy Medicine; Soul Journeying, Healing Ceremonies, Mythic Mapping; Journaling, Insight Sharing, Goddess Gatherings, and much more…

Wake up each morning with a rejuvenating Yoga flow & Sacred chanting, and complete the evening with nurturing restorative Yoga & guided Meditation.

The Moon regulates the tides of the ocean, the cycle of our hormones, and the balance of our emotions. Since ancient times, women have gathered together in ceremony to receive and integrate the blessing power of the Full Moon.

Learn key principles of Ayurveda to balance your inner feminine cycle as Sanjivani guides you through the morning practice of the Moon Salutation (Chandra Namaskar)—a graceful flow of Yoga postures, attuned with the rhythm of your breath.

This devotional prayer in motion honors the cycle of the moon, as she enhances her qualities within you… calming, cooling, nurturing, grounding, rejuvenating, and healing…

Following morning Yoga, with a deepened sense of calm and wellbeing, we will move into awakening the divine energies within, as Sanjivani guides you through a spiritual practice of the Sri Vidya Tantric lineage of Ancient India.

Sanjivani has been with this practice since receiving it 9 years ago from Her Divine Grace Gurumatha Amma from India.

This ancient ceremony is referred to as the Sri Chakra Puja (Sri Yantra Puja), during which we make sacred offerings to the different aspects of the Goddess, as we chant Her seed mantras within each one of our chakras. This practice creates a protection of positive vibration around you, which can change your destiny, and be a doorway to realizing yourself.

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Dates/Pricing/What’s Included

Retreat Dates

March 4th-9th

For more info and to register ~ Click here

Goddess Accomodations:  Nosara Retreat Center ~ Villa Cortes ~ www.nosararetreatcenter.com

Pricing:

Single Occupancy: US$1,795.00*

Double Occupancy: US$1,595.00* (per person)

Triple Occupancy: US$1,495.00* (per person)

Quadruple Occupancy: US$1295.00*(per person) limited to

Friend Discount ~ $100 cash back upon arrival if you bring a friend

Early bird special ~ $100 off when your registration is paid in full by February 4th

What’s Included:

~ 5 nights accommodation
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~ Healthful & fresh breakfasts and dinners

~ Daily yoga & meditation

~ Goddess gatherings

~ A transformative massage session
or one alternative healing session of your choice

About Your Teachers:

Muriel Murphy

Muriel Murphy has been in the healing arts field since 1992. She began studying the body as a Fitness Instructor/Health Sciences major at the University of California, San Diego. She graduated from the Phillips School of Massage CMT in 1995. Completed a 500 hours of intensive study with certified Rolfer, Bill Sitkin, in 1997, then trained in Neuro-muscular Reprogramming at the Alive and Well Institute 2003. To date she has 700 hrs of yoga teacher training from 2003-2007. Most recently she studied Touch for the Health, Rieki and Thai massage.

Muriel began her training as a yoga instructor in 2003 at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, completing the 200-hour certification program with Don and Amba Stapleton.  She has trained at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco, completing the 500 hour Advanced Studies Teacher Training in December of 2006. Completing the Relax and Renew certification with Judith Lasater, in 2005. Traveling to India in 2007 to study with the Iyengars, she integrates these teachings into each class. Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman are her newest teachers and interest of study, as they venture deeply into the healing art form of  yogasana. The rhythm of her life inspires her to live the summer months in Long Island, NY and winter months, Nov-April in Nosara, Costa Rica. In each place she enjoys a thriving practice of transformative integrative bodywork sessions and innovative style of yogasana in each class she offers.

Muriel’s experience as a body worker and yoga instructor shine through in the knowledge she so openly shares with others. She believes that the lineage of yoga, and the healing path of the Great Goddess is a gift to be shared for the health and well being of all who choose to take the journey.

Sanjivani

Founder of Sanjivani Healing Medicine, a health consultation practice in the ancient healing wisdom of the world, for our modern lifestyle.

Sanjivani offers integrative healing sessions, in the emerging fields of Shamanic Energy Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, and Yoga Therapy.

Sanjivani brings to her work a clarity of perception and a depth of understanding that emerges from the wisdom of the divine feminine as experienced and acquired through her personal soul healing journey.

She has devoted her life to spiritual awakening and freedom, and she shares freely with open-heart and pure love.

Sanjivani shares ancient Yogic & Ayurvedic wisdom for women’s health and hormonal balance, including spiritual practices to purify and awaken the pranic energy body.

She facilitates Shamanic Journeying & Ceremonies, guiding people into deep soul healing transformation, and propelling them towards their divine destiny.

Sanjivani is internationally recognized as an exceptionally gifted intuitive and healer, with a wealth of wisdom to share. She has 12 years of professional trainings and experience in Ayurvedic Medicine, Yoga Therapy, Vidya Tantra, Vajra Yogini Tantra, Qi-Gong, and Shamanic Energy Medicine.

Please visit her website to know in more details, and feel welcome to contact her directly by email with any inquiry. www.sanjivanihealing.com

Click here for more information and to register today!

Salutiamo il Sole: A Tuscan Yoga Holiday

July 2nd – 6th, 2012

Salute the Tuscan sun this summer. Stroll the Riviera and watch the sun melt into the Mediterranean.  Practice under the full moon sky.  Marvel at ancient architecture and revel in  vibrant village life. Wander through medieval hilltop towns and walk along historic city walls.  Cross the impressive Devil’s Bridge, climb a tower crowned with oaks, and traverse the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge. Journey into the Apuan Alps and explore an awe-inspiring limestone cave. Savor the regional food, sip the local wines, and connect with the community.  Deepen your practice. Expand your boundaries.  Play. Discover. Laugh. Breathe.

Join Liisa Walimaa, of Brilliant Yoga, Chandler, AZ, as your daily yoga guide. Enjoy a week of exploration, movement, fresh food, and great company.

Accommodations

You will stay at Casa La Pace Bed and Breakfast in Ghivizzano, Italy, in the verdant Serchio valley, the heart of the Garfagnana, a fertile land known for delicious cuisine, abundant natural beauty, and hillsides dotted with charming villages. Each day begins with a rise-and-shine yoga practice and a buffet breakfast featuring regional specialties from local producers.  Then you’ll embark upon a daily adventure uniting yoga with a customized tour,  allowing you to explore different aspects of Tuscany and of yourself.  Each evening, we’ll return to Casa La Pace for a restful night’s sleep:  “La Pace” means Peace.

Indulge your curiosity on this 5-day/6-night holiday, and reveal your brilliance under the Tuscan sun.

Salute the Sun. Salutiamo il Sole.

What’s Included

~ Six nights accommodation at Casa La Pace Bed & Breakfast

~ Six buffet breakfasts, featuring local, seasonal fare

~ Daily yoga practices, suitable for all levels

~ Customized tours of a different area of Tuscany each day

~ One picnic lunch

~ Entry fees to attractions and events as stated on the itinerary

~ All transportation to tour destinations

Reserve before February 14th and receive 250 Euros off the total cost of the retreat!

Click here for itinerary and registration information

Yes you read correctly. 108 years…but I shouldn’t say “old.” She is 108 years YOUNG!

(Note: I was not allowed to show Katherine’s photo so instead I’m sharing the above photo of the oldest woman ever, Jeanne Calment, at her 122nd birthday party. Jeanne Calment exhibited many of the characteristics of which you are about to read.)

108 year young Katherine wasn’t just special, she was one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever met…

While there are definite signs her body is starting to disconnect from her soul (including loose dentures that made it hard to understand her), Katherine has the vibrancy of a young child.

Squirming around, flirting, a glimmer in her eyes, a passion to meet, share, taste…she’s squeezing every possible ounce of a life that began way back in 1903.

Born in South Dakota before it became a state, Katherine had a radio talk show, and moved to New York City because she wanted the big city experience.

She’s still frisky as a teenager. When the social worker put his hands on her asking, “Do you want to lie down?” she retorted, “Are you propositioning me?” HA!

Seriously, there were sparks flying off this woman.

She truly loves being alive.

I want to share with you with some lessons learned in my brief but unforgettable meeting with this 108 year young wunderkind:

1. ROCKY POWER

Katherine is now homebound on a 3rd story walkup apartment in NYC’s Upper East Side. Her priorities include human contact, sweets (ie cupcakes), sharing rich memories, and a sense of humor.

She has earned the right to live deep into life because she enjoys it. 

She struck me as the type who wouldn’t let anything hold her back or keep her down, which might explain why she was married 5 times.

Now this doesn’t mean leave your spouse.

Rather, it means, like Rocky Balboa,  take life by the goddam horns, never stay down for too long, and get after it!

A wise one said, “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.“

2. TRUST YOUR JOURNEY

As goes the quote, “We are not humans on a spiritual journey, but rather spirits on a human journey.”

And you really got that sense from Katherine, like she was the last soul from a pack who ran around the earth for quite some time and left her behind because she demanded it!

She has lived an active life, a rich journey, and loves to share her moments and memories. The ups and downs, highs and lows.

And she seems to inherently TRUST people. When we walked in the door, such was Katherine’s excitement, that she threw her arms in the air as if to signal “TOUCHDOWN!!!”

3. STAY RELEVANT

I recall one moment when she shook her hair (even at 108, she has a funky short hairdo) on her head in a fashionable way that struck me as a throwback to what must have been en vogue in the 1920’s.

Katherine knows what’s going on in the world around her, she still likes to put on her makeup, she’s still cool!

Sometimes as we get older, we dismiss trends, movements, technologies.

A huge lesson from Katherine. Stay in the game, stay curious, keep your finger on the pulse. 

If you could use a little of this 108 year old’s vitality, consider jumping off with me on an odyssey: my Livin the Moment 2012 program.  Our rallying cry will be a line that best summarizes Katherine approach. I should also mention it’s a line from a cheesy Disney movie, and God knows I’m a sucker for cheesy movies:

“Put life in front of you and run at it!”

If you’ve been knocked down in life, if you feel that your regrets overshadow your dreams, if you are always looking over your shoulder and being chased by your fears, doubts, and worries…

…this 12 month journey will inspire you to turn around and seek freedom FOR life, not from it!

I’ve been sharing my Livin the Moment message and developing and practicing this philosophy for over 13 years and by joining me on this mission to take back your life, you have my absolute commitment that we are going to strip off the darkness and stoke the fire igniting a 2012 filled with passion, pleasure, and presence!

Take advantage of the early registration price by visiting here today and joining me for Livin the Moment 2012

Let’s Rock 2012!

Namaste,

David Romanelli

Join Janet Stone at Shakti Vinyasa (East) on April 6th and 7th! More information below from Shakti Vinyasa’s website:

Durga Flow: Fierce Compassion

The goddess Durga embodies the attributes of fierce compassion, patience, and fearlessness. Through aligning with her powers, we can experience the full force of divine love in its gentlest and its fiercest forms. We’ll explore Durga’s fearlessness in backbends and discover how it moves through us in the world. Discover the fierce compassion to open your heart.

Hipster Flow

Join Janet for a dynamic and rigorous flow focused on finding the fluidity in your hips. The rush of the city is familiar to any urban yogi, and this workshop is designed to help you find a non-linear pathway through the swirl, opening the space around the entire hip and pelvis so that you’re more supple and able to absorb the pounding of the pavement.

Through this flow we wring out the old residue that is stored in our hips and create space for liberation and creativity in the way we work, move, practice, and live. Come prepared to move, chant, and exhale deeply.

About Janet

Janet’s personal yoga journey began in 1996 when she traveled to India, the birthplace of her grandfather, where she met an inspired yogi and became dedicated to a conscious evolution through yoga. She currently teaches in San Francisco, leads a 500 hour teacher training, workshops, and retreats around the world. Check out Janet’s 3 new DVD’s at www.janetstoneyoga.com

Click here for more information and to register today!

Hari will be teaching her Kundalini Gong class on Saturday February 11th as well as Saturday, March 10th. More information below:

Kundalini Gong Classes w/ Hari

February 11th & March 10th | 5pm

Join Hari for Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan style) kriya, meditation and deep relaxation with the sacred gong. The 32″ Paiste symphonic gong is the ultimate gong instrument for reaching all the subtle bodies and vibrating your prayers and intentions into every cell of your body. Hari Kaur – NYC Kundalini Teacher and Trainer, will lead you into a gong sound relaxation that helps release fear, promote healing, and helps you reach extraordinary meditative states. Move, sweat, meditate, relax and heal.

Click here for contact info/registration

Dan will lead this advanced all levels yoga practice on Friday, February 10th. More information below from the event website:

#Rise Up! An Advanced All Levels Practice w/ Dan Wilf

Friday, February 10th | 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Tune in, open up, and rock out with Dan Wilf for this very special two hour all-levels vinyasa exploratorium. Dan’s creative, intelligent, and fun sequencing – an energetic array of fluid namaskars, challenging arm balances, spine tickling twists, deep hip openers, high flying inversions, and tricky transitions – mixed with great music, lots of sweat, and a bit of comic relief cultivate a vibe that is welcoming and inspiring for the most seasoned yoga practitioners, as well as those just starting out on the path. In this special class, we will come together and utalize asana, pranayama, and meditation techniques to RISE UP both on and off the mat. This is going to be a two-hour yoga throwdown like none other – you will leave feeling energized, focused, and full of bliss.

While some previous practice experience is recommended, all that is required is a positive attitude and a willingness to have fun – remember, it is just yoga practice, not performance. everyone is welcomed.

About Dan :: Drawing from his rock & roll background, Dan Wilf encourages his students to have an authentic, creative, and self-exploratory experience, free from any judgment or attachment, every time they get on the mat.

In addition to his 500 hour certification with Shiva Rea, he has studied many different styles of yoga all over the planet with teachers such as Dharma Mittra, Joan White, Richard Freeman, Simon Park, and Brock & Krista Cahill just to name a few. Dan currently resides in Brooklyn, NY where he runs the upstart yoga promotional platform YOGANONYMOUS, works on the Wanderlust Festival, and teaches yoga.

More info + Tickets at www.dhyana-yoga.com

Guess what?! It’s the last month of January – we are 1/12 of the way through 2012! We hope that the new year has started off well for you, and if it hasn’t, that’s ok too – there’s plenty of time to turn things around! You can start by checking out our weekend picks for some great yoga events happening across the country. Wherever you may be this lovely weekend, get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Boston, MA

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Root, Rise, and Fly with Brock and Krista Cahill at South Boston Yoga this weekend!

Root to Rise | 1/27 | 6p – 8pm: This workshop begins with plentiful amount of core work to warm the body by igniting the fire within and awakening the inner warrior. Brock & Krista will then go over proven secrets to make arm balances and inversions effortless! The workshop will conclude with a few creative “arm balance medleys” created by Brock & Krista that sequence these challenging postures together in a fun & melodic flow.

Get Grounded | 1/28 | 1pm – 3pm: Powered by the ebb and flow of rhythm and spirit, fueled by the seductive tunes of rock „n roll, and focused by the fluidity and grace of moving meditation. Move quietly into a space of poetic stillness and use the breath to create a mantra of healing and rejuvenation.

Monkey Business | 1/28 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm: This practice is hanuman training. We will take a trip down the rabbit hole to the monkeys den, and practice hanuman style. Of course this will include his namesake pose, and great news! We will be on our hands quite a bit, and riding the wind. Jai hanuman!

One Giant Leap | 1/29 | 1pm – 3pm: This workshop is geared toward giving you the tools you need to resist landing. This is a fantastic way to practice honing your leaping skills, building confidence, so that when a leap appears out in life, you are ready to rock.

Flight Club | 1/29 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’d like to thank you for joining us as we fly the friendly skies. En route this evening we will be crossing over many points of interests, including the grand handstand, oceans of navasana, mountainous arm balancing postures, and rivers of vinyasa.

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Chicago, IL

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Get ready for a weekend of Forrest Yoga w/ Allison English at the Chicago School of Hot Yoga!

New Year, New Yoga: Introduction to Forrest Yoga | 1/27 | 6pm – 8pm: Start the New Year off by exploring a different style of yoga or deepening your knowledge of a favorite path. This Introduction to Forrest Yoga will take you on a journey into the simple yet transformative four pillars of this amazing practice – Breath, Strength, Integrity and Spirit. Open to all levels of practitioners.

Forrest Yoga: Opening Your Heart to the Unknown | 1/28 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Inherent in each new moment, period or year is the opportunity for the unknown to become the experienced. In this Forrest Yoga workshop learn to safely and therapeutically explore backbends into the unknown pockets of energy and strength within your body, mind and Spirit.

Changing Perspectives: Moving from your Wiser Self | 1/29 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: The practice of Forrest Yoga is grounded in the direct use of Spirit to guide decision making from a powerful space of personal wisdom. Interweaving inversions and arm balances into an exciting adventure, this workshop will help you connect to and use your Spirit to change your perspective on decisions or resolutions you are making in your New Year. Open to all levels of practitioners.

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Denver, CO

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Don’t miss Les Leventhal this weekend at Bliss Yoga in Denver, CO!

Hips & Twists: Liberate Your Hips, Free Your Spine: In this workshop, we will open our hips by stretching our hamstrings and relaxing and strengthening our quads and thighs, while cultivating awareness of the challenges that we hold deep in our hip and pelvic regions. We will also free our spine with twists, which can release enormous amounts of tension and can tone and rejuvenate the abdominal and pelvic regions.

Art of Backbends: Backbends are some of yoga’s most invigorating postures and sometimes some of the most challenging. In this workshop we will explore the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of backbends. While  balancing effort and surrender, we will open the  entire front body, with emphasis on the heart center.

Arm Balancing & Inversions: Arm Balances and Inversions are some of yoga’s most fun and exhilarating poses to practice. In this workshop you will learn to safely defy gravity, strengthen your core, build upper body strength, and begin cultivating awareness of your body being upside down and moving through space.

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Boulder, CO

Saturday, January 28th

Join Nancy Kate Williams at Om Time Yoga in Boulder for an ‘Honoring the Transitions’ workshop!

The transitions we embark upon in life are powerful opportunities for growth and personal evolution.  Honor and embody the spaces between breath and posture to allow the practice of weaving them to become a broadened current of time to savor, reflect, and deeply feel.  Learn to embody fluid connection with ease through fun transitions on and off the mat to bring yourself more deeply into the call of each moment.

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Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, January 28th – Sunday, January 29th

Don’t miss out on this awesome weekend of liquid flow yoga with Simon Park at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia!

Jai Hanuman! Inversions & Arm Balances | 1/28 | 2pm – 4:30pm: Handstands and inversions are empowering mudras that embody the best qualities of Hanuman, the archetypal heroic monkey: courage, fearless flying, pranic body of power, agility and light. Learn a pathway of flows within a powerful Vinyasa Flow workshop so that you can evolve to enjoying handstand in the center of the room with creative energy and empowered vitality.

Chakra Vinyasa – Focus on Backbends | 1/29 | 2pm – 4:30pm: Practice an accessible and universal approach to the chakra system within vinyasa that accesses the essential truths of our energetic body to live in greater alignment with our authentic flow. Experience a full spectrum practice dedicated to the elements and chakras, and how backbends such as Naturajasana, King Pigeon, and Scorpion are the perfect way to ignite the Chakras.

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Del Mar, CA

Sunday, January 29th

Take your practice upside down with Aubrey Hackman at Bindu Yoga in Del Mar this Sunday in ‘Demystifying Upside-Down Poses’!

Stop missing out on the most integral part of your yoga practice! Discover the ease and benefits of going upside down in this physically available inversion session. Explore headstand, shoulderstand, hand stand and all of the possible modifications as we breakdown any fear or hesitation that may be related with the most potent of yoga asanas (poses). Come flip your world upside down in this Jivamukti style workshop!

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New York, NY

Saturday, January 28th

Join Alanna Kaivalya at Land Yoga for her Myths of the Asanas Workshop!

Alanna’s first book, Myths of the Asanas, was released in Spring 2010 to great praise by yogis and non-yogis alike.  Join us for this very special lecture/workshop based around Alanna’s book and learn the Beautiful Stories behind your Yoga poses.  Your practice will be transformed!

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Wichita, KS

Friday, January 27th – Saturday, January 28th

Join Dave Romanelli at Siva Yoga in Wichita for 3 beautiful, funny, delicious workshops!

Yoga & Wine | 1/27: Unleash the mind with a little….

Yoga & Chocolate | 1/28: How exotic chocolate  makes you look and feel awesome!

Yoga for Foodies | 1/28: The rich taste of slow food from Tanya’s soup kitchen!

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Wishing you a fun & fabulous weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Angela and Aimee will be teaching a “Bliss Mix” workshop on Saturday, February 11th. More information below from Yogis Anonymous:

“Bliss Mix” Partner Workshop

Saturday, February 11th | 6pm – 8pm

Do you enjoy getting adjustments in yoga class; for example, a nice push on your lower back in child’s pose? Have you ever noticed that with a little assistance you can often go deeper and get more enjoyment out of most yoga poses? If so, you have already experienced the benefits of partner yoga. Making friends in yoga class has many advantages outside of just having a friend to spot you in a handstand kickup in the center of the room however, it’s just plain FUN! Join Angela Kukhahn and Aimee’ Donahue for a memorable night of yoga, play, and a chance to get to know your fellow yogis a little bit better. This class is ALL levels and is part yoga class, part mixer. Come alone or bring a friend, doesn’t really matter as there will be a lot of mixing! Doing yoga poses with a partner can be a little uncomfortable at first, but also can be a great way to deepen your poses and your connection to others. Come with an open mind and a sense of play!

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Join David Romanelli for 4 days of yoga and relaxation in one of the most beautiful places in the world! More information from David’s website:

Yoga & You Retreat to Tropical Tulum

May 2nd – 6th

Join David May 2-6, 2012 at the Amansala Resort in Tulum, Mexico. For more on the warm and delicious details, read below or register now. The price includes all meals, beachside accommodations, and yoga.

“A warrior feeds her body well. She trains it, works on it. Where she lacks knowledge, she studies. But above all, she must believe in her strength of will and purpose and heart and soul.” -David Gemmel

Much has been said about the year 2012 as a year of transformation and change. And it all started in the heart of Mayan country at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Their prophecy:  that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012.

“The End” doesn’t have to be a scary thing. It can be The End of a bad relationship, or The End of worrying too much, or The End of watching Housewives of Beverly Hills on the Bravo Channel because it rots your brain.

Join David and Vyda Bielkus May 2-6, 2012 at Amansala Resort in Tulum, Mexico to celebrate The Beginning!

This 5 day and 4 night retreat to one of the most tropical and spiritual spots on the planet will focus, not on the hard core yoga tradition, but rather on those aspects of YOU that feed the ego and make you chunky in the ways of spirit.

As Iyengar said, “One who can put aside his every identity can access places where no plump ego could squeeze through.”

It’s time for THE END of that which that weighs us down… and for THE BEGINNING of those emotions, dreams and habits that leave us with a sleek, fit, revitalized spirit!

Dream Days, Starry Nights

Who doesn’t love long naps in warm ocean breezes, flowing through vinyasa yoga set to tropical music, and sipping on a cool one (iced tea or margherita) in a hammock as the sun dips over the Caribbean Sea.

The days will begin with my flowing vinyasa yoga classes, lighthearted inspirational messages, and sweet tunes…

…you’ll spend the afternoons resting on the white sandy beaches or venturing to the ancient Mayan ruins…

…before savoring Vyda’s late afternoon deeply relaxing yoga that will set you at ease for the warm starry nights to follow.

Join us May 2-6, 2012 for a vacation to soothe the body, revitalize the soul, and scintillate the senses!

Email Dave with any questions and for additional details on booking airfare to Cancun.  Airfare and ground transportation are not included in retreat price. We will be there every step of the way to make this experience AWESOME and seamless!

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Join Nancy Kate Williams & DJ Hyfi at the Yoga Pod in Boulder on Friday, April 20th! More information below from the studio website:

Friday Night Yoga Club w/ Nancy Kate Williams & DJ Hyfi

Friday, April 20th | 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Friday Night Yoga Club (FNYC), is an annual winter series which gathers Colorado’s Boulder & Denver yoga communities each Friday 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at various yoga studios and venues around the most innovative and inspiringyoga instructors and musicians in the area.

YOGA ~ CHANT ~ DANCE ~ WELLNESS ~ FOOD ~ DRINK

It is an evening of heart-opening yoga practice and soul-felt chanting, live percussion, kirtan and djs all created to help you discover your deepest, truest Self – the sacred, joyful identity we all share!

10% of net revenue raised supports the Wellness Initiative, who’s mission is to improve the physical health, social and emotional development, and academic performance of low-income youth through yoga-based wellness programs.

About Nancy Kate Williams

Nancy Kate’s enchantment for the practice shines in her ability to hold space for students to go inside and create personal transformation in a fun, loving & supportive environment. Her classes focus on integrity of alignment and intention in every moment with sequencing that is thoughtful, deliberate, balanced and challenging. She trusts that it is through this precise way of practicing that we create the awareness to learn about our bodies, our selves and how we relate to the world…deepening all the connections in our lives.

About DJ Hyfi

HyFi is a Philly based DJ who has taken his art into the yoga studio to create a deep fusion of sound and movement. He spends most of his time on the road spinning for workshops, festivals and conferences around the nation, striving to create a fresh experience for people who love yoga. Finding inspiration from life on the road and the interesting collection of characters along the way, he shares his perspective on yoga through his turntables. Ian’s DJ mixes are infused with a wide range of soulful electronic music, from deep ambient tunes to ecstatic rhythms of Jungle/DnB.

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